We went by Satabdi Express , personally I can give the train a rating of 7 out of 10 . The Railway food was not that good (in taste) but was hygienic . The A/c was working properly , the compartment was clean .

But I would recommend the travellers to avail sleeper coaches when travelling to Puri , Satabdi is a chair car and one has to sit for 8 long hours before one can reach the destination . This makes the travel a bit hectic .

so keep Satabdi as your secondary option and go for other trains with sleeper facilities .

Most people don't prefer this train as it reaches very early in the morning and most hotels don't allow such early check-in. But it is ideal for those who want to sit by the sea until hotels open gates for check-in.

Train usually departs and arrives on time. There will be no shortage of vehicles at the destination station due to early arrival.

Toilets aren't quite clean, even in the costly A/C coaches. Be careful to keep enough stock of drinking water for the night. Important stations in the route have very pathetic state of drinking water facility. I found taps in Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Khurda Road to be either dry or serving in very thin line of supply.

To sum it up, this train takes you to Puri, on time. That's all. Don't expect anything else.

Booking process is very easy, just call them up, check availability and send a money order, and your family's safe stay is confirmed. It's location is excellent, right at the starting point of New Marine Drive, just one block to the right side of Puri Hotel. The beach is right opposite to...more »

The train was good, right on time and a very good AC. The coach was immaculate, and the bed rolls were clean too. The train left on time and reached on time as well. The toilets weren't the best. The sleep quality was also good. The timing is perfect, as you can have a full day office and even then have ample time to board the train.

Shabby, unprofessional, under-maintained, utter discomfort is what can be said about Puri Hotel in a nutshell. I have been visiting this place since I was a toddler, used to visit here every time a year since early nineties, and at times even more than once a year. Every time we visited Puri we...more »

It was a nice journey by train. We booked A/C three tier tickets and its was a comfortable one-night journey. The compartments were clean and A/c were working properly. The co-passengers were pretty friendly and the best part was the compartment attendant. He was very helpful and responsive.

I, along with my family went to Puri last weekend for an unexpected holiday. I booked the Puri Hotel about 25 days in advance. On reaching Puri station, the bus from Puri Hotel was waiting for us, that took us to the hotel.

Very good train, good security, reached on perfect time, clean toilet on both Indian and Western. Least congested train. You can get ticket even two days prior to the journey. Good service from Railway.

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